It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mead can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Thompson Valley Eagles on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mavericks of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2021.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-8, 25-17.
Hailey Hall paced Mead's offense, picking up six kills. Hall got some help from
Cailin Hall and her 11 assists.
Thompson Valley was led to victory by Tessa Vittorio and Tatum Sharp. Vittorio had 16 digs, while Sharp hit 55.6% for six kills and seven aces, four digs, and a block. Those seven aces gave Sharp a new career-high.
Mead moved to 19-9 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Thompson Valley, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-1.
Mead has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Lutheran on the 16th. As for Thompson Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Windsor on the 16th.
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